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Connecticut Legislature Amends Physician Non-Compete Statute, Adds Protections for APRNs, PAs

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A bill to amend the state physician non-compete statute (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-14p) and to add non-compete protections for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) and physician assistants (PAs) has passed the Connecticut...more

Nossaman LLP

Anticipating AB 890’s Implementation: Now is a Good Time for Medical Staffs to Get Their Ducks in a Row

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Given California’s shortage of primary care providers, nurse practitioners (“NPs”) are increasingly being asked to fill gaps in provider coverage.  With that background, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 890 (“AB 890”)...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

W. Va. House Bill 214: Increased Prescriptive Authority for APRNs and PAs

During a second special session, the West Virginia Legislature approved House Bill 214, revising the prescriptive authority of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) and physician assistants (PAs). Previously, APRNs and...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

South Carolina Order Suspending Enforcement of Certain PA and APRN Requirements

On April 10, 2020, the Board of Nursing and Board of Medical Examiners issued a joint order significantly loosening the APRN Practice Agreement and PA Scope of Practice Guidelines for certain specific circumstances in an...more

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Happy New Year, PAs and Supervising Physicians! Amendments to the California Physician Assistant Practice Act Simplify Supervision...

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Prior to these changes, physicians and PAs had to enter into “delegation of services agreements,” specifically delegating the medical services a PA could perform. If multiple physicians were supervising the PA – such as in a...more

King & Spalding

MedPAC Recommends Elimination of Medicare “Incident To” Billing Provisions

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In its June 2019 quarterly report to Congress, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) voted unanimously to recommend that Congress eliminate “incident-to” billing under Medicare and refine specialty designations...more

Maynard Nexsen

Important and Time-Sensitive Changes in the APRN Statute Effective July 1

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Governor McMaster signed S. 345 (Act No. 234 of 2018) into law on Friday May 18th amending the Nurse Practice Act and expanding the scope of practice for Nurse Practitioners, Certified Nurse Midwives and Clinical Nurse...more

Roetzel & Andress

Illinois Nursing Act Changed To Benefit Advanced Practice Nurses

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Effective January 1, 2018, Governor Bruce Rauner signed into law certain amendments to the Illinois Nurse Practice Act (the “Act”). Of particular note are changes relating to Advanced Practice Nurses (“APNs”). The most...more

McDermott Will & Emery

FTC Encourages VA to Adopt Proposed Rule Preempting State Laws to Allow Advanced Practice Registered Nurses to Provide Services...

On July 25, 2016, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) submitted comments to the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) supporting a proposed rule only affecting VA facilities that would authorize Advanced Practice Registered...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

FTC Gives Mixed Review of South Carolina’s Nurse Supervision Proposal

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) submitted written comments on November 2nd to South Carolina’s state legislature on the competitive impact of proposals to modify the supervision requirements for advanced...more

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